This is a page to share with you all what we are going through right now; what we are learning, and what we are struggling through, in hopes that we can inspire some of you to research new ways to work through the issues in your own lives.

Unfortunately
there is no way to know if your dog's immune system/spleen can handle
the raw food diet, until you try it. Well, we tried it and now know
that that is NOT the diet for Riley. He got so sick that he was
vomiting all day and night and had to be hospitalized for 4 days on an
IV. We took many X-rays and blood tests, trying to make sure there was
not something major causing the problem, all to no avail. But, all that
matters is that he did get better, and he is now quite alive and doing
very well on his new COOKED diet. After all of this happened I found a
holistic vet who was very knowledgeable about the raw food diet and the
natural approach to combating cancer. She told me how to cook his food
so that he still gets many of the benefits of a raw diet, but it is
much easier on his system than actually getting it raw. We also got
some Chinese herbs to help his spleen and to make his blood move
faster. I saw such a difference once I put him back on all of his
supplements and added these two new ones, as well as started his new
regime of cooking his food, I was floored. He is so happy now, with so
much energy is is awesome! While i HATE that Riley had to get so sick,
one good thing that came out of it was that I finally decided to
swallow the cost and find a holistic vet. I am SO GLAD I DID!!!